Leasingthorne War Memorial

Leasingthorne War Memorial is a memorial in County Durham, North East England, England. Leasingthorne War Memorial is situated nearby to the archaeological site Leasingthorne Colliery, as well as near the community center Leeholme and Coundon Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St James and Woodham Golf and Country Club.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 1¼ miles west of Leasingthorne War Memorial.

Woodham Golf and Country Club is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt. Woodham Golf and Country Club is situated 2½ miles southeast of Leasingthorne War Memorial.

St Aidan’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Aidan’s Church is situated 2 miles east of Leasingthorne War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leasingthorne and Middlestone.

Leasingthorne

Hamlet

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leasingthorne is a hamlet and former pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of Leasingthorne was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration.

Middlestone

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middlestone is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated to the south of Spennymoor, near Kirk Merrington. In the 2001 census Middlestone had a population of 67.

Kirk Merrington

Village

Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirk Merrington is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between the towns of Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill. It is part of the Spennymoor township.

Leasingthorne War Memorial

Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Leasingthorne, County Durham, England, UK
Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.66428° or 54° 39′ 51″ north

Longitude

-1.60599° or 1° 36′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C6WM97V+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10073906463

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q66478043

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Highlights include Leasingthorne Colliery and Leeholme and Coundon Community Centre.

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